Motor-driven sleigh



Dec. 11, 1928.

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I I auozmqi Patented Dec. 11, 1928 UNITED STATES WALTER A. OLSON, OF TWIN VALLEY,1VIINNESOTA.

MOTOR-DRIVEN SLEIGI-I.

Application filed July 19,

The present invention is directed to improvements in motor driven sleighs.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the sleigh will be propelled across the ice during the rotation of a motor driven propeller, the construction being such that the occupant of the sled can conveniently control the movement of the propeller as well 3 as the guiding of the sleigh,

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the occupant will be protected against cold and winds.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the front runners.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates side sills which are held in spaced parallel rela tion by cross bars 2, there being bottom boards 3 connected to the cross bars 2 as well as 2 the end bars 4. It will be observed upon reference to Figure 1 that the bottom boards 3 are turned upwardly and are maintained in such position by the struts 5 which have their outer ends connected to the end bars 4 and their rear ends connected to the side sills 1.

Mounted between the sills 1 is a frame 6 which supports the explosive engine 7, of any well known type, the shaft thereof having a propeller 8 carried thereby which, when-in motion, will obviously draw the sleigh across the ice or snow.

Secured to the boards 3 adjacent the forward ends thereof are front runners 8 which consist, of a pair of blocks 9 and 10 and between which is secured a plate 11, the sides of the plates being projected beyond the sides of the blocks to provide flanges 12, which will obviously prevent the runners from (an tering the snow to any appreciable depth, the

flanges having their forward ends turned upwardly, as at 13, in order to permit the run ners to slide freely.

Secured to the rear bar 4 are brackets 14 and to which are pivotally connected knuckles 15, said knuckles being secured to the upper surfaces of the rear runners 16, said runners being pivotally connected at their rear ends by a bar 17. In this manner the runners 16 may be shifted to guide the sleigh. In order.

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to guide the sleigh a link 18 is provided and has its rear end pivotally connected to the bar 17 and its forward end pivotally connected, as at 19, to the bar 4:, there being an arm 20 carried by the forward end of the lever 18 into which is connected a link 21, said link having its forward end pivotally connected to-the lever 22, which is conveniently located with respect to the seat 23 lo cated in the cab 24, which is suitably mounted upon a pair of the bars 2, said cab having doors 25 and has its forward portion tapered in order to offer very little resistance to the wind in the travel of the sleigh. The bars 25, as well as the sides of the cab, are provided with glass panels 26 in order that the occupant of the sleigh can. observe the course to travel.

Any suitable means can be connected with the engine in order that the same can be controlled from the occupants of the cab.

It will be obvious that when the propeller 8 is rotated that the power derived therefrom will propel the sleigh across snow or ice.

Intermediate sills 27 are supported by the bars 2 to aid in bracing the sleigh.

Having thus described the invention, 1 claim:

1. A sleigh comprising side sills, cross bars connecting the side sills, bottom boards con nected to the cross bars, said bottom boards having their forward ends turned upwardly,

and brace bars connecting the forward ends of the bottom boards and side sills to maintain them in their upturned position, a frame supportedby the side sills, a motor supported by the frame and having a propeller fixed to its shaft, front and rear runners supported beneath the bottom boards, and means for guiding the rear runners.

2. A sleigh comprislng side sills, cross bars connecting the side sills, boards secured to the cross bars, bracketscarried by the rear ends of the bottom boards,-knuckles pivotally connected with the brackets, a cross bar pivotally connecting the rear ends of a pair of runners which are fixed to said knuckles, a link having its rear end pivotally connected to the cross bar, said link being pivotally connected with the sleigh, and an arm for swinging the link to guide the rear runners,

In testimony whereof I a-flix my signature.

WALTER A. OLSON. [L. 8. 

